Dwele

Gardner was raised on the west side of Detroit in a musical family. He played piano from the age of six, later taking up trumpet, bass and guitar.."He cites Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway, Roy Ayers, Miles Davis, and Freddie Hubbard as favorite artists, and took inspiration from hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest, becoming an MC, and working with Slum Village.

Gardner recorded a demo in his bedroom, called, The Rize, and sold it out of the trunk of his car.He had about 100 copies, which sold out… Show more within a week. Slum Village invited Dwele to sing the hook of the song "Tainted" for their album Trinity . It became an instant classic and led to more high profile work with female rapper Bahamadia, the all-star group Lucy Pearl and London's New Sector Movement. Virgin Records in 2003,label released his debut album, Subject, which mixed neo soul and hip hop.

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